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Season 18 • 11/14/2012

"Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" author Jon Meacham agrees Jefferson was a good lookin' dude.

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04:20

Spyfall
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Ex-CIA director and military legend David Petraeus admits to an affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell, a former guest of "The Daily Show."
11/12/2012
06:20

Jason Sudeikis
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Jason Sudeikis sees the human side of Mitt Romney and explains why the president and vice president cannot be Eskimo brothers.
11/13/2012
05:55

Band of Boners
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The Petraeus scandal widens to include another general and shirtless FBI agent, so John Oliver believes the military's only solution is banning non-gays.
11/13/2012
00:22

Moment of Zen - Petraeus' Shortcoming
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Pat Robertson weighs in on David Petraeus's distinguished career.
11/13/2012
04:45

Post-Democalyptic World - Whine Country
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President Obama's reelection garners corporate layoffs and online petitions from not-so-proud American secessionists.
11/13/2012
03:19

Post-Democalyptic World - Whine Country - Employee Benefits
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Lacking good outsourcing options, the pizza and coal industries cut employee benefits and blame Obamacare.
11/13/2012
05:49

The British Evasion
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The BBC scraps its investigative report about BBC personality Jimmy Savile's decades-long pedophilia and instead runs a glowing tribute to the late sex offender.
11/14/2012
00:21

Moment of Zen - The Nancy Pelosi Age
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Nancy Pelosi decides to stay on as House Democratic leader.
11/14/2012
02:00

Apology to Jason Sudeikis
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Jason Sudeikis was right about a Romney-Biden White House after all.
11/14/2012
06:36

The Married vs. Single Woman Vote
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Married women prove to be the lone bright spot on the GOP's demographic map, and Kristen Schaal explains why single women don't care about America's future.
11/14/2012
06:03

Jon Meacham
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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham explains what made Thomas Jefferson an atheist in religion and a fanatic in politics.
11/14/2012
06:54

Andrew Napolitano
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Judge Andrew Napolitano champions open national borders and Ronald Reagan's dictum that people can vote with their feet.
11/15/2012
05:05

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Best of Times
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Bill O'Reilly celebrates America's greatest tradition -- a fevered ruling class lamenting the rise of a diverse new class that will destroy the American experiment.
11/15/2012
03:41

Look Who's Still Talking
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Mitt Romney blames his election loss on the extraordinary government gifts President Obama used to bribe his voting base.
11/15/2012
04:42

Government Gridlock
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In Arizona, Al Madrigal discovers the cure for government gridlock, but supermajorities are not all they're cracked up to be.
11/15/2012
00:33

Moment of Zen - The Irish Menace
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The slacker Irish threaten America's proudest traditions.
11/15/2012
03:13

Turkey Day
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The turkey pardoned by President Obama is brought to justice, and Black Friday provides holiday benefits beyond discount prices.
11/26/2012
06:10

David Nasaw
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"The Patriarch" author David Nasaw explains why Joseph P. Kennedy willingly put himself out of business.
11/26/2012
06:49

Conflict in the Gosling Stripped
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The skirmish between Hamas and Israel ended before it could fulfill the Mayan 2012 prophecy.
11/26/2012
00:15

Moment of Zen - Black Friday Mayhem
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CNN explores the mindset behind Black Friday violence.
11/26/2012
04:27

God's Priorities
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There's a reason God is too busy to help out with famine and global warming.
11/26/2012
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